Giants' Ben McAdoo No. 5 in USA TODAY hot seat power rankings

The New York Giants may have finished 11-5 and returned to the playoffs in their first season under Ben McAdoo, but the head coach isn’t receiving much leeway in 2017 because of it. At least not in the eyes of USA TODAY.

5. Ben McAdoo, New York Giants: For a guy who went 11-5 in his rookie season, it felt like a bit of a stretch to list McAdoo after last week’s stinker. Not anymore. His offense is horrendous (no blocking, league-worst run game and 13 total points scored) and publicly laying the blame at the feet of a two-time Super Bowl MVP isn’t going to sit well inside the locker room or in a city where Eli Manning is generally regarded as a made guy … unlike McAdoo.

To put McAdoo’s placement into perspective, he’s one spot behind New York Jets coach Todd Bowles and one spot ahead of Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson.

In reality, McAdoo is in no danger of being fired because Giants co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch simply aren’t that reactive in nature. In fact, McAdoo’s seat probably isn’t even warm to the touch.